Chapter 802: Tracing the Mastermind!
Chapter 802: Tracing the Mastermind!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Between heaven and earth, it seemed like only this sound remained. Rolling white and blue lightning kept striking down, like a heavenly dragon, unleashing terrifying and astonishing power, blasting the ground of the Imperial Palace into dust.
The lightning was too dense. Initially, Zhe Feng and the others could still see the figure of Li Qingmu, but gradually, all they could see was a white expanse and a hazy veil of dust.
"I can’t see anything. Could he be in trouble?"
Zhe Feng looked worried.
At this moment, at the center of the lightning, two figures were almost touching, so close as to be within an inch of each other.
You Su felt no pressure dealing with a young disciple who had only been practicing martial arts for just over a year; it was as effortless as teasing a little fish.
Wherever he pointed, he would sprinkle fish food, and Li Qingmu would foolishly follow, utterly naive.
It was precisely because of this self-conceited attitude that when Li Qingmu pressed forward, he was momentarily stunned.
Especially when Li Qingmu aimed at his vital points, he had only the most basic reaction, retreating and protecting those areas.
In fact, at that moment, he could have attacked directly. Given his power and such close proximity, he could definitely kill him in an instant.
But You Su did not!
He chose to retreat!
However, the distance was too close, and even though he retreated, he was still hit by the force wave from Li Qingmu!
It struck his body’s weakest point; with this blow, he felt as if his entire abdominal area had been ignited, causing excruciating pain!
A flame seemed to burn there, intending to incinerate him completely!
"Ah——"
He howled mournfully to the sky, his face contorted. Hit at his fatal point, he felt like he was about to explode!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Due to unbearable pain, he could no longer control the power within him, causing countless bolts of lightning to descend from the sky again.
Li Qingmu quickly fled, but that strike had exhausted almost ninety percent of his True Qi, so his speed was now slower, and he was hit by a flying arc of electricity, falling unconscious.
Fortunately, two Silver Armored Soldiers suddenly appeared and rescued him from the danger zone.
"Kill him, kill him, kill him!"
Broken Jade watched You Su nearly lose his mind, his fists clenched tightly in agitation, even wanting to kill him personally.
However, Zhe Feng quickly stopped him: "He’s about to go mad, surrounded by his violent lightning; if you go now, do you want to be turned into roasted meat?"
Zhe Feng’s words were like a wake-up call, and Broken Jade quickly paused and thanked him: "I was too rash."
"Go check on Li Qingmu quickly; is he alright? I saw him get hit by a flying arc."
"He should... be fine, right?"
Broken Jade was uncertain, then the two immediately chased toward the direction of the Silver Armored Soldiers.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Lightning kept falling around, and Zhe Feng and Broken Jade kept dodging, but it was so dense that they struggled desperately.
They finally escaped the dark zone, following the group of Silver Armored Soldiers to the outskirts.
"How is he? Is there any risk to his life?"
Seeing Li Qingmu on the back of a Silver Armored Soldier, Zhe Feng rushed to inquire.
But the soldier did not speak. He laid Li Qingmu on the ground, took out a small porcelain bottle, poured out a pill, and placed it in Li Qingmu’s mouth.
A moment later, Li Qingmu gradually regained consciousness.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Possibly due to being hit by lightning aftershocks, Li Qingmu’s head was still hazy, buzzing. He coughed violently, taking a long time to calm down.
He glanced around, having heard those close strikes of lightning at such close range, causing slight deafness. He only saw Zhe Feng talking to him, seemingly... calling his name.
Then, his lip movements became confusing, and Li Qingmu couldn’t understand much.
He gently shook his head, and saw Zhe Feng coming over to shake him immediately.
"Li Qingmu? Broken Jade, what’s wrong with him? Why does his face look so bad?"
"Don’t know, hey, stop shaking him, you’re making it worse!"
Zhe Feng anxiously shook Li Qingmu, while Broken Jade quickly urged him to stop.
Li Qingmu felt dizzy from the shaking and took a long while to come back to his senses. He pointed to his ears and shook his head.
Then they understood he couldn’t hear?
"The lightning was too loud, causing temporary hearing loss; take him away from that place, and he’ll recover after a while."
The Silver Armored Soldier spoke.
"Good, thank you!"
The two quickly expressed their gratitude to the Silver Armored Soldiers.
The leader of the Silver Armored Soldiers nodded slightly: "We were ordered by Your Majesty to rescue His Highness, no need for thanks."
"Yes, but we are still grateful for your cooperation. Without your help, we might not have been able to handle You Su!"
The Silver Armored Soldier said, "This person has been wandering between Da Rong, Daliang, and Dazhou, constantly trying to incite war and attempt to plunge the world into chaos!
This ambitious wolf was suspected by His Majesty early on to have a black hand behind many nations, always trying to find this person’s whereabouts.
Initially, His Majesty thought it was Pang Wenzheng, but Pang Wenzheng’s ability was not sufficient to stir up such a big storm. So His Majesty judged there was someone else, but that person hid very well and was always elusive until that time the Princess was assassinated!
"We from Tianxing Pavilion did that. Why was it traced back to You Su?"
Zhe Feng had a puzzled expression.
Back then, during the pursuit of Li Qingmu, he had actually participated. It was truly fate’s trick that he now had to protect this person?
But why did it get traced back to You Su instead of to them?
"It’s not difficult to explain because His Majesty had long sent us to protect the Princess secretly. When His Highness’s life was threatened, we had to step in, and at that moment, the Princess came with reinforcements!"
"Yes, the Princess brought people to save him, so... that’s how you deduced from that event that the mastermind was You Su?"
"No, at that time, we considered many people, among whom You Su was only a suspect. Anyone around Rong Si, including her, was under suspicion."
"Why?"
"Because the timing is too coincidental. Why did her people arrive just as you were about to act?" the Silver Armored Soldier said seriously, "This indicates the other side has been monitoring here, thus indirectly protecting him. Who else but the Princess would care so much about him?"
"Someone with ulterior motives!"
Zhe Feng suddenly realized.
"Yes, that person has wild ambitions and has been playing a large game of chess, walking between the three nations to incite conflicts. His Majesty has seen through this over the years. However, to expose this person, he remained dormant, taking no action."
After saying this, Zhe Feng exclaimed, "This Dazhou Emperor is truly formidable!"
"No, he is now the Supreme Emperor!"
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